Yahoo News Israeli military says it killed a top commander in Hezbollah's missile and rocket unit in strike on Beirut
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli military says it killed a top commander in Hezbollah's missile and rocket unit in strike on Beirut.
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Sky NewsHezbollah was either lucky or knew how to inflict maximum damage - either way it's deeply worrying for Israel
For two weeks Israel has scored stunning successes against Hezbollah and made steady progress. Last night its enemy struck back with remarkable accuracy and timing. The soldiers had been sitting down for their evening meal when the drone struck a military base in the northern town of Binyamina.
- People
Donald Trump Calls Kamala Harris the R-Word at Dinner with Billionaire Donors: Report
The former president reportedly lashed out about donors not appreciating him at the dinner, according to 'The New York Times'
- HuffPost UK
UK Accuses Putin's Army Of 'Grossly Exaggerating' Military Show Of Strength
The Russian president's display may not have been what it seemed.
- Business Insider
Russia rolled out a Soviet howitzer from the 1940s that Moscow technically shouldn't have in the first place
The D-74, an old artillery system exported by the Soviets, has reappeared in Donetsk, leading to suspicions that North Korea may have sent the gun.
- The Telegraph
The UN keeps peace in southern Lebanon - this Hezbollah tunnel suggests otherwise
High up on the dry brush hills that rise steadily from the Israeli border, the UN watchtower surveys southern Lebanon and the plains below as far as the eye can see.
- The National
Keir Starmer given damning verdict in recent poll on his first 100 days in office
PEOPLE across the UK have delivered a damning verdict in a recent poll on Keir Starmer and his government after being asked: “What is the single best thing Labour have done in their first 100 days in office” ...
- INSIDER
I flew on a British Airways A380 in economy and premium economy. Upgrading isn't really worth it.
Touches of luxury in British AIrways' World Traveller Plus didn't feel like a huge upgrade as the A380 upper deck has plenty of space even in economy.
- The Independent
Trump made shocking slur about Harris during angry rant to billionaire donors, says report
As the 2024 race comes down to its final weeks, the former president is growing increasingly frustrated over the gap separating him and Harris in the fundraising world
- HuffPost
Kamala Harris Hits Trump With 1 Brutally Honest Question About His Health
The vice president suggested Trump is "too weak and unstable" to lead the nation.
- Daily Echo
Police lie in wait for speeding drivers on 20mph road after residents raise concerns
Police have caught more than two dozen speeding drivers on a 20mph road in the city centre after residents raised concerns.
- The Telegraph
Starmer’s first 100 days reader verdict: ‘I’ve never wanted to leave Britain as much as I do now’
This weekend marks 100 days of Keir Starmer and the Labour Party in Government.
- Associated Press
US will send a missile defense system and troops to run it to Israel to aid defense against Iran
The United States will send a T erminal High Altitude Area Defense battery to Israel, along with the troops needed to operate it, the Pentagon said Sunday, even as Iran warned Washington to keep American military forces out of Israel. Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon spokesman, said in a statement that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin authorized the deployment of the THAAD battery at the direction of President Joe Biden.
- Associated Press
Trump tested the limits on using the military at home. If elected again, he plans to go further
During his first term as president, Donald Trump tested the limits of how he could use the military to achieve policy goals. Trump's vision amounts to a potentially dramatic shift in the role of the military in U.S. society, carrying grave implications for both the country's place in the world and the restraints that have traditionally been placed on domestic use of the military. As Trump’s campaign heads into its final stretch against Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, he is promising forceful action against immigrants who do not have permanent legal status.
- The Telegraph
The proof Reeves will be unable to squeeze the rich
Rachel Reeves’s tax raids are already unravelling. The Chancellor has been warned that her war on wealth will backfire as tax-raising ambitions meet fiscal reality.
- The Daily Beast
Harris’ Camp Sounds the Alarm After Trump Says Military Should ‘Handle’ Democrats
Kamala Harris’ campaign has sent a warning to Americans after Donald Trump suggested the U.S. military should be used on citizens who disagreed with him in an interview on Sunday, calling liberals “the enemy from within” and claiming they posed more of a threat than migrants.The vice president’s campaign said on Sunday that Trump’s comments, combined with his past rhetoric about expanding his presidential power, “should alarm every American who cares about their freedom and security.” Fox News’
- The Telegraph
I set fire to my own trenches to stop Putin winning this war
A Russian soldier recruited as a double agent by Ukraine has described burning his own army’s trenches.
- The Telegraph
Hezbollah fleeing Israeli ground assault without putting up a fight
Hezbollah militants are fleeing southern Lebanon, offering limited resistance to the Israeli ground invasion.
- The Guardian
Pressure mounts on Rachel Reeves to drop ‘dangerous’ £1.3bn cut to benefits for disabled
Thousands could lose up to £4,900 a year if the plan is retained in the forthcoming budget
- Associated Press
Trump suggests a protester may get 'the hell knocked out of her' by her parents
Former President Donald Trump called for a protester at one of his rallies to “go back home to Mommy” to “get the hell knocked out of her,” his latest instance of using violent language when confronted by demonstrators. The protester was ejected from Trump's Saturday evening rally in Coachella, California. Trump continued, imitating the imagined mother: “'Was that you, darling?' And she gets the hell knocked out of her.”
- The Guardian
How Labour promises have left Rachel Reeves with a giant budget headache
Frustration grows with chancellor locked away in Treasury and facing competing challenges for her historic speech